Happy Papa's Day

We went to see Jim's dad on Saturday and here are some pictures from that visit. Is it bad that I didn't take any pictures of Jim's Father's Day celebration yesterday? Woops!

Muffins with Mom

This morning we had Muffins with Mom at Tessa's daycare. Originally scheduled for Friday, it was post-poned until today due to the craziness with the floods. Here we are just as we arrived...typical Tessa looking away from the camera! You'll also notice 3 bows in her hair today...mom's choose their battles, right? Yep, wasn't worth it this morning!


On a side note, what a blessing to be able to say we didn't have any flood damage to our current home or new home! So many people haven't been that lucky. It's been so sad to see what has happened here, but an amazing story of working together to make a difference. People from all over are joining neighbors, friends, and strangers to help out where they can. A friend of mine that is among those with flood damage said she has cried more in the past few days because of the outpouring of love from people she doesn't even know than of what has happened to her home. I'm so proud of Nasvhille and the surrounding areas!!

On the homefront: we're really on the home stretch now! We have a walk-thru this week, one next week and we close on Friday, May 21st! I can't believe we'll be in our home in a couple weeks. We're so excited!

Easter 2010

Fun was had by all on Easter. The Thursday before, her daycare had an Easter egg hunt...quite a different experience from last year. Instead of opening each egg and wanting to eat what was inside, Tessa actually gathered as many eggs as she could at one time then tried to eat what was inside! She did a great job! Good Friday, we went to the zoo for the first time this year. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed the family time together. Sunday was filled with church that morning, an Easter basket, a yummy lunch, a much needed nap (only for Tessa-although we really needed one too!) and an Easter egg hunt at home that afternoon. It was a great day!

1st Trip...to the ER!

Well, we can now say we've experienced our first trip to the emergency room with Tessa! We all went out for a little family shopping experience on Saturday and while mommy was trying on some dresses, daddy was doing a great job entertaining our little angel! They were having a little too much swinging fun and apparently Tessa's elbow popped out of joint...nursemaid's elbow I believe it's called. Actually, after it happened, Tessa still wanted to swing with her other arm. What a strong girl she is! She didn't cry or anything, she just wasn't using that arm and was chilling out for entirely too long. We knew something was up! Our child doesn't just sit for long periods of time...she's 2! So we found ourselves in the ER.
Here's the before:


And here's the after:


On Sunday I tried to reason with my 2 year old about potty training and showed her some 'big girl panties' to see if we could push this along at home since her daycare says she is about ready for bgp's. This is the best shot I could get of what she did with those...


I have video of that if you really want to see it!! In the meantime, here's a different video I thought was cute. If you listen closely, she says whoopsie daisy!

Progress

The house is coming along and it looks like we'll close towards the end of May! Tessa has taken a liking to her new house. She calls it 'Tessa's House' and loves running around while her voice echos throughout!

Here she is in her room looking out the window (notice baby and blankey were lucky enough to come today)...


Here's what happens when you try to get an action shot of a 2 year old...

Memories

I'm reminded on this day of going to Logan's with my hubby and my mom a few years back and getting a green tea. I thought it would be green colored sweet tea. It wasn't! It was a lot stronger that sweet tea!! :) Have a Happy St. Patty's Day!

Fun Stuff!

Let's start with Chef Tessa...



Okay, now that I've shared that cute picture let's continue. I just found out today that I have more than my parents reading this blog...who knew??

Our house is coming along beautifully!! We should be closing in May some time so we're in the home stretch! I'm so excited to be there as it will be a great home to begin building memories in.

I made a trip to LA to see one of my best friends in the world, Holly. :) We had so much fun doing all that touristy stuff. We went to the WB studios (saw the Friends set), went to Holloywood and saw where all the famous people live, and went to a great baby shower in honor of her sweet baby, Jude! It was a wonderful trip and I was so glad to get to see the 'belly.' Jude is due any day now! Sleep now, chica!




The weather this weekend was amazing! We had no choice but to go outside and ride Tessa's bike that she was given for her 2nd b-day back in January by her Uncle Jeff, Aunt Gret, Chris and Livy. It was a lot of fun! Here are some pictures from our time.







Hopefully it won't be another 3 months before you hear from us, but realistically it could be! :) Happy spring and don't forget to spring forward next weekend! We lose an hour...boo hisss!!